Our friends over at Comb and Razor have dropped an amazing debut compilation, complete with 80 page mini-magazine. If Dizzy K, Kris Okotie and Bayo Damazio ring bells, this is definitely for you. Watch the video below then head over to combandrazor to find out more.

Siji never fails to impress. His videos are visual feasts and Ijo is no different. Shot in Lagos, the video is staged as an open audition with dancers putting forth their best moves forward.

Be sure to check out his vimeo profile for more.

I came across this clip from the BBC program Welcome To Lagos that introduces us to Vocal Slender—an aspiring musician who collects scrap at the Olusosun dump to make ends meet.

His debut album, Vocal Slender - Send Them Come is available on Itunes.

» vocal slender on myspace

(video offline)

via 3dnam on vimeo

Yesterday afternoon, I received email saying that I had been tagged in a video on Facebook. Anyone familiar with facebook knows that more often than not, you’re not actually in the video, but rather someone wants to spam you wants you to see something.

I was pleasantly surprised to see an awesome video about a yet unknown to me musician, Siji. The video promos Siji’s sophomore album project “Adesiji” that features a sharp cast of musicians and co producers including Rich Medina and King Britt.

The wonderfully chill soul sounds are a refreshing complement to his ideas on music, production and the like. Look forward to more from Siji. New album drops September 2008.

His official website launches soon: http://www.sijimusic.com

In the meantime, check him out on myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/sijimusic

Siji’s debut album is available for purchase here on itunes

Update: Higher quality video courtesy of Siji

Okosuns, 61, died on Sunday (May 25) in the United States following a battle against cancer of the colon, they said.

Source: Yahoo

Rest in peace.

Sonny Okosun - Power To The People
A clip of Sonny and his band in Lagos, 1979 - taken from the documentary Konkombe - The Nigerian Pop Music Scene. Includes lagos street scenes, a jam session, a pressing plant and more.

Sonny Okosuns - Papa’s Land (16MB)

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Excellent tributes over at Comb and Razor:
In a mannish mood
Among friends
My people, wake up
You want to live in the moon?
Sonny Okosuns (1947-2008)

A short video story explaining the Yoruba Bata drum and dance tradition.

Via naijablog